The perpetrator seriously assaulted a shop assistant at a small convenience store, stole nearly HUF 100,000, and then fled the scene. Police launched a manhunt and caught him less than three hours later, police.hu reports.
Police received a report at around 1 p.m. on October 1 that a man had robbed a convenience store on Bartók Béla Street in Debrecen. The attacker struck the shop assistant several times, threatened the victim, and demanded money. He stole nearly HUF 100,000 before fleeing the scene.
Based on the description of the suspect, police immediately launched a large-scale search. They checked railway stations and busier transport hubs. A tracking dog was also deployed, picked up the suspect’s scent, and led its handler to a nearby property. Detectives entered the house and found the suspect asleep in his bed.
The 34-year-old man was arrested and taken to the police station. After questioning, he was taken into custody and prosecutors were asked to seek his pre-trial detention. Investigators searched the house and found several tens of thousands of forints in cash in his wallet. Proceedings have been launched against the man, who is from Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, on suspicion of robbery and attempted grievous bodily harm.
